Brooch accessory



June 2, 1942. A; J. PUJOL BROOCWACCESSORY Filed Feb. .-17, 1942 INVENTOR. HLBERT JPUJOL HTTORNEY and have sharpened free ends or points.

Patented June 2, 1942 BROOCH ACCESSORY Albert J. Pujol, New York, N. Y., assignor to Cartier, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application February 17, 1942, sen-a1 No. 431,211

3 Claims.

v This invention is an accessory for use in connection with brooches, such as are used by ladies as ornamentation for dresses, gowns, wraps, etc.,

and the object of the invention is to provide a device by which such a brooch may be adapted for use as a hair ornament. I

Brooches of the more expensive type are commonly made with two pins which are caused to impale the fabric of the garment to mount the brooch thereon. These pins are hinged to the body of thebrooch, extend in parallel relation Such construction can be safely worn upon a garment, but if employed as a hair ornament, it is not-only dangerous, because of the sharp points of the pins, but experience has shown that pins do not grip the hair sufficiently tight to insure against loss of the article.

The present invention provides an accessory which may be associated with the pins of a brooch in such manner that the sharp points of the brooch pins are covered to protect the wearer from injur and the brooch may be worn on the hair without fear of losing it.

In carrying out the present invention, I provide through the garment (when worn as a brooch) with their free end portions positioned in close or substantially tangential relation to the pins,

so as to lock the brooch in place on the garment against such edgewise slipping as would permit detachment of the brooch therefrom.

In combination with such a brooch, I employ twin sheaths in the form of tubes adapted to be passed over the pins of the brooch and tapered at their free ends, so that they may be readily passed through the hair of the wearer. These, two sheaths are connected together by a yoke to which is attached one or more tongues of serpentine configuration arranged with their planes of symmetry in substantially parallel relation to the sheaths. The sheaths are adapted to be passed over both pins simultaneously to cover and encase the pins and each of said sheaths is notched out in the region of the spurs, so that, when the pins are in closed positions with the sheaths thereon, the spurs will enter the notches sheaths and tongues can be passed through the hair of the wearer and the brooch thereupon I closed to firmly secure the same on the hair.

Features of the invention, other than those ad- I verted to, will be apparent from the hereinafter detailed description and claims, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing.

The accompanyingdrawing illustrates onepractical embodiment of the invention, but the construction therein shown is to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a brooch with the pins in open position and with the accessory of the present invention detached.

Figure 2 is a back view of the brooch of Figure 1 showing the pins in closed positions with the accessory in place thereon.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 33 of Figure 1.

The brooch of this invention may be made of any desired contour and of widely varying construction. As shown in the drawing, however, it

embodies an appropriate foundation, such as a,

plate I, provided at one end with spaced apart pivot lugs 2 to which are pivoted twointerconnected pins 3. These pins are secured to the lugs by a pivot pin 4, so that the pins are adapted for pivotal movement with respect to the foundation plate. A spring may, if desired, be incorporated in the pivotal connection to normally hold the pins in closed positions, 1. e., in substantially parallel relation to the foundation plate.

From the back of the foundation plate extends a plurality of spurs 5 so positioned that, when the pins 3 are in closed positions, the spurs will be substantially tangential to the adjacent sides of the pins.

The accessory of the present invention comprises two tubular sheaths 6 arranged in parallel relation and corresponding ends 1 of thesesheaths are open, while the opposite ends thereof ma be closed and slightly flattened as indicated at 3. The sheaths are secured to one another by an interposed yoke 9 which is rigid with both of them and secured to this yoke is a tongue 10. One such tongue is shown in the drawing, although a plurality of such tongues may be employed. Each tongue In is preferably made relatively wide and fiat but is bent longitudinally into the serpentine or wavy form and preferably slightly out of the plane of the two sheaths 6.

To attach the accessory the sheaths are passed over the pins 3 to substantially encase the same, and these sheaths are provided, in juxtaposition with each spur, with a notch or cut out I l adapted to receive the spurs when the pins are. folded down against the foundation plate, so that by virtue of this interlocking of the spurs and cut outs, the accessor is locked to the brooch in a positive manner, so that it cannot inadvertently disengage therefrom.

The tongue preferably projects slightly out of the plane of the sheaths 6 in the direction of the foundation plate, so that when the brooch is closed, this tongue will bear against the foundation plate and tightly clasp. the hair to hold the brooch thereon. The tongue I0 is preferably somewhat resilient to better carry out this function.

The accessory of the present invention may be economically manufactured. It is simple in construction, contains no moving parts to get out of order, and is so constituted that it is Well adapted to withstand the strains to which a device of this character may be subjected. The spur and notch locking feature is important from a protective standpoint as brooches with which the present invention is commonly used are, not infrequently of very expensive character. They may be of platinum, studded with diamonds or.

other jewels, and with this type of jewelry, it is essential that an accessoryof the character described be such as to safeguard them against loss.

The accessory may be fabricated of any appropriate materials, but, in practice, it is generally made in metal to match the metal of which the brooch is constructed, or the pins of such brooch.

The foregoing detailed description sets forth the invention in its preferred practical form, but the invention is to be understood as fully commensurate with the appended claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A brooch having a foundation with parallel pins pivotally mounted on said foundation, a pair of sheaths adapted to receive and embrace said pins, a yoke connecting said sheaths, and at least one tongue mounted on said yoke and ex- .tending in substantially the same direction as the sheaths.

2. A brooch having a foundation with parallel pins pivotally mounted on said foundation, a pair of sheaths adapted to receive and embrace said pins, a yoke connecting said sheaths, at least one tongue mounted on said yoke and extending in substantially the same direction as the sheaths, said sheaths being provided with cut outs, and spurs mounted on the foundation in positions to extend through the cut outs when the brooch is in closed condition.

3. A brooch having a foundation with parallel 

